ἐνδέχομαι G1735
it is possible, it is acceptable; something admits of being done or is permissible
This impersonal verb means 'it is possible' or 'it admits of,' indicating that something can happen or is permissible. In Luke 13:33, Jesus says, 'It cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem,' expressing the ironic inevitability that prophets die in the holy city. The term conveys both logical possibility and contextual fittingness. Classical usage shows it could mean accept, believe, or allow. Jesus uses it to express the tragic pattern of Jerusalem's rejection of God's messengers.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Luke 13:33 contains Jesus' bitter observation: 'It is not possible for a prophet to perish outside Jerusalem.' This is dramatic irony—the holy city murders God's spokesmen. The verb ἐνδέχεται expresses not mere possibility but historical pattern and prophetic inevitability. Spanish es-posible and French il-est-possible capture the modal force. Jesus walks knowingly toward Jerusalem and the cross, acknowledging the city's deadly track record. 1×
AR["يُمْكِنُ"]·ben["সম্ভব"]·DE["ἐνδέχεται"]·EN["it-is-acceptable"]·FR["il-est-possible"]·heb["יִתָּכֵן"]·HI["हो-सकता"]·ID["mungkin"]·IT["endechetai"]·jav["nglilani"]·KO["있을-수"]·PT["é-possível"]·RU["подобает"]·ES["es-posible"]·SW["haiwezekani"]·TR["mümkün"]·urd["ممکن-ہے"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐνδέχομαι, Ionic dialect ἐν-δέκομαι, future -ξομαι, take upon oneself, ταλαιπωρίας Refs 5th c.BC+ __II accept, admit, approve, τὸν λόγον Refs 5th c.BC+; so ἐ. [τὴν τοῦ Ἀλκιβιάδου κάθοδον] Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.2 in Refs 5th c.BC+ frequently give ear to, believe, mostly with a negative, ἀρχὴν.. οὐδὲ ἐ. τὸν λόγον Refs: with infinitive, believe that.., οὐ γὰρ ἔγωγε ἐ. Ἠριδανόν τινα καλέεσθαι ποταμόν…